Epson has just announced that it will begin production of an all LED illuminated photo scanner shortly. Their Perfection V500 scanner will use white LEDs for the scanning illumination instead of the typical fluorescents we all know and have to deal with. The biggest impact is that these devices can be switched on and produce high-quality scans cold without any warm-up period typical of the fluorescent-based scanners. I personally cannot stand waiting the 45 seconds for my scanner to warm up so this is very exciting news for me. I need to get out more. 
Article via LIGHTimes Online
